KB Category: Getting Started

Silent installation and registration

Silent installation is installing the application with all of the default settings automatically. No windows appear that need to be responded to. Thus the install can be performed over a…
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SQLyog Job Agent from command line

SQLyog Job Agent (SJA) is a high-performance, multithreaded, multi-platform application that lets you run maintenance scripts with your MySQL databases, have e-mailed formatted resultsets of a query, import data and…
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Keyboard Shortcuts

The below are shortcut keys that will work with SQLYog. It is highly recommended that all users keep a good reference of the below short cut keys and/or try to…
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Specifying SQLyog’s Data Folder

This is optional and intended for special use cases – and if not specified files will be stored in users ‘user profile’. SQLyog supports a -dir parameter. The -dir parameter tells where SQLyog will…
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Object Browser

This window gives you complete details of the server you are connected to in a tree format. Expanding database node will show the table(s), view(s), store procedure(s), function(s), trigger(s) and…
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File Management

SQLyog provides all file handling capabilities in a convenient manner. Opening a File to load a script in Same tabClick  File -> Open File in Same tab (or press Ctrl+Alt+O). The Open… file dialog…
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SQLyog User Interface

After you have established a connection you will get a window like – Title Bar The title bar shows the connection name and the host name of current connection. Object…
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Export/Import Connection Details

SQLyog allows you to export/import your connection details. Exporting enables you to transfer connection details to other machines that you can later import into SQLyog. You can export/import connection from…
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Advanced Connection Settings

In the ‘Advanced connection settings’ tab you can define a color that identifies this particular connection. The color is used as background color in the  Object Browser. Also, you can change…
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Connecting using SSL Encryption

What Is SSL? The Acronym SSL stands for “Secure Socket Layer”. If enabled on both sides when two programs communicate it will encrypt and decrypt every piece of information that…
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